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Improve Your Digestion with 7 Fermented Foods

The health of our body is deeply influenced by the bacteria that call our body home. In fact, our bacteria outnumber our cells by a factor of ten to one! Good bacteria is super powerful stuff and directly impacts our gut health.

Healthy digestion is truly the foundation of great health and one of the easiest and quickest ways to boost the bacteria in your gut (and thereby improve gut health) is to eat fermented foods.

In this video you will learn the health benefits of fermented foods which range from improved digestion to strengthened immunity and even healthy body fat composition.

Which literally means, "sour cabbage". It can take anywhere from two to seven days to make. Here's a wonderful recipe for Crunch-tastic Sauerkraut. Find out my fave ways to use sauerkraut in the video!

Kimchi

Sauerkrauts spicy cousin, a total Korean superfood! Cabbage is fermented along with spicy ingredients such as cayenne and ginger. You can also ferment it with other veggies like carrots. My fave way to eat kimchi is with scrambled eggs.

This superfood is made from made from fermented soybeans. It is a complete source of protein. This is the best and the recommended way to consume soy products is when they are in their fermented state because they are easily digested. Have you tried my cousin's Tempeh Chili yet? Page 239 in Joyous Health.

Miso

Last but certainly not least is miso, a fermented paste of soybeans and incredibly delicious! My favourite way to enjoy miso is in a salad dressing.

So, is it safe drinking kombucha during pregnancy? Even in the first trimester? I'm 5 weeks :)) And also, is it ok to continue using probiotics? (I used to take VSL#3)
CONGRATULATIONS for you and Walker!!

Hi Ashley,
It'll depend on whether or not there are added sugars. Often, when something is low-fat, they add extra sugar to make it taste better. This is why we usually prefer full-fat versions to the low-fat ones (plus, your body need to eat some fat in order to be healthy and feel full).
Kate - Joyous Health Team